Suitcase Paintings, a collection by artist Kate McConnell on display at the Touchstone Gallery, is a vibrant, dream-like expression of nature and travel, consisting of works that McConnell painted outdoors and carried with her in her suitcase. The paintings emphasize emotion and experience, foregoing detail for bold colors applied with visible brush strokes. McConnell makes…
DNCE’s self-titled debut album, set to be released on Nov. 18, is an upbeat expression of shameless individuality and optimism, fitting for the emergence of a band comprised of Joe Jonas and other artists who already have accomplished musical careers. Each member has experienced both success and letdown in the form of a band break-up…
Grouplove’s upbeat music is the ideal representation of the band’s perpetual, industrious energy. Since the group’s formation in 2009, Grouplove has released three complete albums and numerous EPs, and their self-titled 2009 debut EP garnered immediate popularity on the West Coast and their fanbase has grown exponentially since. The band is now in the midst…
Through skillful integration of art and science, Brazilian artist Denise Milan’s latest exhibition, Mist of the Earth, expertly depicts the importance of nature to humanity. This stunning exhibition, housed in Regents Hall 391, opened on Oct. 18 at Georgetown. In light of the human carelessness that threatens to destroy our environment, Milan has crafted four…
Like Lord Voldemort at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the enthusiasm of Harry Potter’s fandom has been resurrected in full-force, after years of being not-so-dormant. The premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is less than a month away: the wizarding world will rise again. July 21, 2007…
The first round of midterms has come and gone, and in its place, a whole new realm of stress and assignments has emerged. Now is the time to find yourself living in Lau, surrounded by mountains of books, losing count of how many coffees you’ve purchased from Midnight MUG. When your eyelids begin to droop…
Like Robert Moses, the New York architect that the Canadian band Bob Moses is named for, Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance are on their way to becoming architects of a fresh style of music, departing from the current trends of the electronic genre. Bob Moses opened at their Sept. 29 show at 9:30 Club with…
Robert Moses was not a musician, but an urban planner of New York – though his name now describes an up-and-coming pair of musicians from Vancouver, Canada. Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance attended the same high school, yet they never connected musically until their chance encounter in New York five years ago and found a…